Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December ...

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new planet which is six times as large as the Earth and could host alien life.

A 200-foot-wide asteroid found in December has a one-in-83 chance of hitting Earth, according to space agencies.

In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits a star in our galaxy. More than 7,000 have been found ...

In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s ...